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English translation
1621. Faḍālah bin ‘Ubaid narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ
said: "The deeds of everyone who dies are sealed. Except for the one who dies guarding the frontier from the enemy, in the cause of Allāh. For indeed his actions are increased for him until the Day of Judgement, and he is secure from the tribulation of the grave." And I heard the the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying: "The Mujāhid is one who strives against his own soul." (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Uqbah bin 'Āmir and Jābir.
The Hadīth of Faḍālah is a Ḥasan Sahih Hadīth.
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Footnotes
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[1] “It appears that the speaker is Anas, may Allāh be pleased with him. That is, he ﷺ means that “the Mujāhid in My path” is from the Aḥādīth Qudsiyyah.” Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
A person, who cannot fight or wage Jihād against his own inner self, and instead of subduing the enemy within, falls prey to its whims and desires; he can never challenge the enemy without. The task of going out into the open and challenging the enemy for the pleasure of Allāh can only be accomplished by those who have first successfully subdued their own inciting souls. See no. 1664.
